Life & Leadership After HBS

Personal and Professional Paths


Life & Leadership After HBS is a multi-faculty longitudinal study of the post-MBA paths of Harvard Business School alumni, examining how race, gender, and other factors shape their life and career experiences. It asks how alumni experience the full arc of their lives—including jobs, career advancements, relationships, caregiving, identity, personal values, well-being, and the meaning they attach to leadership and success.

Interested in using the data? Contact rge@hbs.edu for more information.

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18,000+
Alumni surveyed
13 years
of longitudinal data over 6 survey waves
22%
Average response rate

Findings

Alumni are surveyed every 3-4 years, most recently in 2025.

  • 2024 Women's Leadership Summit

    Professor Robin Ely challenges conventional wisdom about women's roles in the workplace and at home.

  • Pathways to Inclusive Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship is the path of choice for many Harvard Business School alumni. Drawing on the 2018 Life and Leadership data, this report examines some of the roles race and gender play in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

  • Work & Life

    Juggling responsibilities at home and work is challenging for both men and women, particularly those parenting young children. Drawing on the most recent Life & Leadership data, this report examines how alumni in dual-career families navigate the intersection of career and family, including differences in the experiences of men and women.

  • Sexual Harassment

    In 2018, as the #MeToo movement brought new attention to the prevalence of sexual harassment at work, we asked Harvard Business School alumni* about harassment and misconduct in their current workplaces and their experiences across their careers. We sought to understand what kinds of harassment they experienced and how it affected them, as well as what organizational features were associated with more or less sexual misconduct. This brief report offers a snapshot of the key themes which emerged.

  • 2015 Findings Report (opens in a new tab)

    See the comprehensive report from the first wave of the 2012 survey.